How to make a Healthy Home
By admin at 21 November, 2009, 9:24 am
Your home should be the last place where you should find hazardous conditions. Researching ideas on remodeling and building materials can insure your home will be safe. Mold,chemicals can have severely effect on your health .
You can start making your home healthy by eliminating the usage of products that contain volatile organic compounds or VOCs. VOCs can come from a plethora of products including paint strippers, lacquers, paints, pesticides, furniture, cleaning supplies, and building materials. Not only are they dangerous for the eco system but deadly. The EPA has issued a statement that the concentration of volatile compounds inside your home can be up to ten times higher than the outside of your home.
Healthy home environments should also be free of any allergy triggers. Carpeting is one of the major culprits as it is very difficult, even with a thorough cleaning, to remove dirt and dust. Using hardwood or laminate flooring when possible can cut down irritation from dust particulates
An exhaust fan in your kitchen or bathroom can greatly reduce the amount of bacteria, mold, and orders in the air. If you have a tightly sealed home you will also want to install a reversed fan to allow fresh air in. You may also want to consider installing an air filtration system to remove irritants such as pet dander, cigarette smoke, and mold spores.
Another good way to improve your family’s health and have a positive impact on the environment is to install a water filtration system on faucets that provide drinking water. These systems remove the same sediments and chemicals that bottled waters do but cost a lot less than purchasing bottled water and cuts down on waste and fossil fuel usage needed to manufacture bottled water.
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